The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-02-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

Never use lard in making MES I'M
less you want to be economical and
spoil the pastry. Use butter.-E1-
change.
st. Louis has new sensational
hanson cab in which the driver is con-
cealed. The benighted people think ii
comes from the spirit world. - Chicago
Inter OCEAN.
There are only two professional
prize-fghters in all Italy, and whenever
these are challenged they have the head
ache and don't care to 90 out and slug
for glory.-DetroH Free Press.
AS deed of property carries with
it that without which the property grant
ed would be useless in the hands of the
grantee, so also an exception orreserva-
ton in deed works in favor of the
grantor.- Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The development of btuminous
coal lands in Virginia within the past
few years has been very rapid. Up to
within few years the coal production
Of Virginia was comparatively limited,
but estimates are from 100000 to
5000, 600 tons for this year.
The hanging of Cluverus has
= started Virginia papers to arguing the
question: docs hanging prevent muir
der?" 1t is matter of history that
eases are rare where man is known to
commit murder after being thoroughly
hanged. -PMladet0hia North american.
"A veteran Maine school teacher
remembers Il school in which he had
seven vulgar profane and vicious boys,
whose aim in life seemed to be to tor
ment the teacher. The teacher recently
visited the State prison in Thomaston
and found three of those boys there.
-Four others are in the reform school. =
LeDjSton ME. J Journal.
The French daily newspaper is not,
as rule, an attractive object to behold.
1t is invariably a four-page sheet, set
up in coarse and uncOmely type, studded
with advertisements ''displayed" with
an eye to show, but certainly without
thought of symmetry or good taste, and
+, printed with whitley brown ink on paper
of good quality but poor appearance
N. Y Mail.
-"You have heard of the term pig
con English" said gentleman the
other evening who has spent many years
in China. ''Well, that means business
English, or, in other words, language
that enabled the benighted Celestials to
conduct commercial operations with
outside folks. 1t is mixture of almost
every thing, The term pigeon comes
from the fact that it is the nearest APP
proach Il Chinaman can make to the
pronunciation of the English word 'busi-
ness. ~ Philadelphia Bulletin.
There is an aesthetic street car con-
ductor of Philadelphia who for the past
two years has spent much of his spare
time in making his car beautiful. Two
handsome silk flags adorn the center of
the car, and the bell rope is jauntily
ained with knots of brightly colored
worsted. He takes great pride in this
work. The attendants at the stables say
he scrubs and airs his car with all the
care of a housckeeper. A sponge is al
ways to be seen on the car. No man on
the line keeps his temper better in a
dime of blockade.-Phttadelphia Press.
Miss Ellen Seaman, young singer
Of great promise, is going from Balti-
more to Italy to pursue her musical
studies. Cardinal Gibbons will pay her
expenses, as the young girl is poor, her
Gather being laborer in the employ of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The
Cardinal, who is an intense lover of
music, only required that she should
sing in the Cathedral sometimes on her
return. She consented, of course, and
soon she will be among the students at
the Florence Conservatory B0'j5aaore
San.
"A gentleman who has resided in
The Yellowstone National Park for
many years, and is well acquainted
with its condition, says that "the game
in the park is increasing while the
number of visitors increases At the
present time there are two herds of
buffalo, aggregating about one hundred
and thirty; there are about five thou
ottHt YIN. oCNCil VI III iiulltilttt
tain sheep, fifty moose, several hundred
antelope, five hundred black-tail deer,
the streams contain many beaver,
streams and lake full of trout, mou1-
tain Ions are frequently met with, Wild
cats and lynx quite abundant, otter,
martin and minks quite plentiful. :"
Mrs. Catherine Keim applied to the
police authorities at Washington for
transportation to New York. She is u
white woman, and, although a female,
quite celebrated tramp. Two years
ago she left the capital, and since that
time she has visited thirteen States -
Maryland, Virginia, New York, Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana and Georgia. She usually
travels from one city to another on
transportation tickets furnished by the
authorities or charitable organizations,
who would rather pay her fare out Of
town than support her, as she states that